What do you drive?

[Nate]

The metric, it hurts us....

Heh... just multiply by 1hp/.746kw, then 1L/100km is about .43gal/100mi, then invert to get mpg. Easy.

I do like the gas/distance rather than distance/gas as the measure of fuel economy. I find myself doing the "what does it cost for a given trip?" calculation much more often than "how many miles can I go on X gallons?". Plus, that way I can quote my fuel economy in amusing units like acres. (1L/100km = 2.47x10^-12 acre) Or barns. (1L/100km = 100 Exabarns.)

[Dan_S]

Just sold my daily driver - a 1996 Toyota 4Runner (SR5, 5 speed, 3.4l v6) with about 225,000 miles on it.

Trying to figure out what to buy in its place now, though I haven't figured out what that'll be yet - probably a Honda Civic though, as my previous car (an Accord) was very reliable, and I finally sold it with 220,000 miles on it!

[Sparks2112]

Heh... just multiply by 1hp/.746kw, then 1L/100km is about .43gal/100mi, then invert to get mpg. Easy.

I do like the gas/distance rather than distance/gas as the measure of fuel economy. I find myself doing the "what does it cost for a given trip?" calculation much more often than "how many miles can I go on X gallons?". Plus, that way I can quote my fuel economy in amusing units like acres. (1L/100km = 2.47x10^-12 acre) Or barns. (1L/100km = 100 Exabarns.)

I has dumb?

[ToddG]

Plus, that way I can quote my fuel economy in amusing units like acres. (1L/100km = 2.47x10^-12 acre) Or barns. (1L/100km = 100 Exabarns.)

Yeah, chicks dig exabarns I'm sure.

[TGS]

The STI's are nicer to drive in my experience, unless you're looking for a pure track car.

More fun to drive, is what I'd say.

Ford,

If you go for an STi, get a 2004-2006 model. Way more faithful to their rally roots than the 2008+ cars. Stay away from the 2007 unless you plan on remapping it, the factory engine program is guaranteed to toast cylinder #4.

[ToddG]

A dude I went to college with (and subsequently worked with for a couple of decades) would calculate gas mileage in light years per cubic mile. It turns out to be a fairly reasonable number (1 ly/mi^3 is about 5.33 mpg).

I simultaneously wish to make fun of that as nerdy and use it myself...

[Dagga Boy]

The metric, it hurts us....

I'll give metric and milage......2002 Chevy Avalanche 2500 with a 8.1 liter (496 cid) that I drive like a police car-I don't want to know the milage.

[Sparks2112]

More fun to drive, is what I'd say.

Ford,

If you go for an STi, get a 2004-2006 model. Way more faithful to their rally roots than the 2008+ cars. Stay away from the 2007 unless you plan on remapping it, the factory engine program is guaranteed to toast cylinder #4.

Than an EVO X?

I actually REALLY like the new STI's, especially the hatchback.

[Default.mp3]

2013 Honda Accord EX-L V6. Just hit 5k miles on it, and have been averaging about 26.5 MPG on it for the last 3k miles. On freeway trips I've hit ~38 MPG sustained.

[pr1042]

Sold my 04 Mach 1 (and my testicles one might argue) for this